A Study on Teaching Academic Writing: Citation Practices

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00880
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: Otoshi Junko 岡山大学, 教育推進機構, 教授 (10411266)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 五十嵐 潤美 岡山大学, 全学教育・学生支援機構, 講師 (90711622)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: アカデミックライティング / citation practices / EFL writing

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To effectively cite external sources, L2 learners must follow the three steps outlined by Zhang (2013): locate the source, connect it to their own ideas, and integrate the citation using their own words. Developing this complex and cognitively demanding skill of citing references requires explicit and step-by-step instruction by the teacher. We implemented this teaching method in class and encouraged active student participation.

Free Research Field

英語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学部の教養科目の英語授業からリサーチペーパー等をプロジェクトとして課して，学生が将来大学院やまた社会に出た際にも，問題を発見し，参考文献と関連付けて自分の意見を整理展開する，というアカデミックスキルの習得の重要性を実践研究を通して報告した。